Toy airplane



July 17, 1951 s. E. CARNEY ETAL 2,561,179

TOY AIRPLANE Filed April 24, 1946 2 Sheets-Sheet l July 17, 195 s. E. CARNEY ETAL TOY AIRPLANE Filed April24, 1946 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 sh w n. 71

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Patented July 17, 1951 UN T D STATE PAJ'IT Q I QFF- C 2,561,172 To AIRPLANE.

Samuel-E. Garner and Charles H. Miriam,

St. Louis Application p lfil zfl 1946, Serialblo 8-Claims! (01. 16 5 2 The present invention relatesgenerally to toys, and more particularly to a toy airplanewhiich'is a'daiitd'tdsiniu re the n'oise of'a 'niotor'when J .ivl. ,e i. q 1 v V Hret'o'fore r'na'ny toy planes have been devised} inasmuclr'as '"for' niaiiy"'years f'the airplane has been more and harem prominence, Some of these panes ave induces one device or a other'for 'fnalingfsdme kind of noise as; the planeis' s'ho'tf'tlirdug'h mean or is Whirled in a circle; lioweverfsuchpla nes hatefbeen def1- cient in "n'i'a'r'iy'p'artic'ularsg' eluding the effect of the simuletedfmptor'sbund equipment Ahobj'ct of 'th'present inven vid'e'a nove toy inane wri eh're lat-es the drone 'of'fa" niot'ofwhen' 'rri' teerapidlr' thfbggh the air:

Another'object is to providea novel toy plane of simple eorlsrrtcm qn wmch may" be of the knockdown ryprbr' flat handlingand which is readily assembled bythe userl f Another objct'is' it" provide a novel toyplane incorporating sound features whereby the die vice" emits a "arching sound," simulating the noise of a motor," when the tievic'e is rnoized rapidly througlifthfai'r.

Other objects 'areto provide a novel toy plane which is lightiii w eight and sturdy in com stru tion, which is inexpensive to iri anufacture, w hich' is'easilfassemblcdby a u" and which requires; at minimum of] instruotio (tor flying to achieve the maximum desired results,

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s a "leva qriai iewer the plane,

e 1, the tying" bridle: being included', the rubber bar ds, being,v shqwn in vertical cross sec iqn fprqllari r;

Fig, '3Qisv a front elevational. view, or, the plane, the flying 'bridl being, emitted, for 'clarityi Fig.4 is an en arged cross-sectiona1 view, on

' I is a tag lane view. of; a modification of. the present in ention, the flying bridle being omitted: for clarity;

Fig. 6, is a sideeievational view of; the modified plenetshown inrEEig. 5 he fly ng. bri le being cluded;

Fig. '7 is. a front. elevationaiview of. the modi- 2 fled plane, the. flyin bridle. being omitted for clarity; and,

Fig. 8 is. an enlarged fragmentary cross-sectional view on the line "8'8 of Fig. 5 the rub her hands being omitted.

Referring to thefdrawing more particularly by reference numerals, "It! indicates generally 'a toy plane incorporating the concepts of the p're'sent, invention. i Broadly, the toy plane l0 includes a fuselage l2, asingleiwing M disposed benath'the fuselage i2, forwardly and rearwardly' disposed rubber bands It and 88, respectively, anda bridle 2i}.

Thefuselage I2 is preferably for rhed of a plastic, although other suitablematerials "maybe employed. "A preferred' configuratioii' of the fuselage 'I 2 is illustrated in the drawingja'ithough the. specific outline n' 'aybe" varied. Extending upwardly from and formed integral with the fuselage i2 is an "upper 'rubb'er' bandsupport 22 which includes threest psf 24, 2 6, and 23, as is clearly shown. Extending downwardly from and formed integratwitli the fuselage i22 is a lower rubber band support 30 which includes three steps 32-, "3A, and '36, the three 's teps tg, 34, and 36 being oppositely'opposedto the three stepsfis-fzfifand'28; respe tiven; A forwardly located aperture" 38" and a rearwardly located aperture Ml" are provided in thefuse'lage rarer th'ei receptioh ofthe bridle 29, In the lower edge of the fuselage l2, interiorly of the dpw nwardly extending rubber bands upport 30, Bit notch 52 for the reception of the wing If The wingfl iis'also preferablyformed o f a plastic but may be 'r'na'de of other suitable materials. A'prererrea'form of the wing l'ft is shown inthe drawing, which 'iriclugzles rounded corners and beveled edges, butthe configuration may be va1iied; Thejwing i4 is disposed in the notch t2,

as shown, andis maintained in place by suitable cement or plastic welding; and by opposed reinlforcingstrips' 43 and, M," which are cementedger plasticallywelded to. boththe fuselage i2 andthe' wing M. 'A longitudinal reinforcing rib 45; is provided alongfthev lower surface of the wingflt tocounteract bending stressesset up in the wing l4 through the, action of the rubber bands, i6 and- !B. The rubber bands. it and l? are shown mounted on the steps"26-3t and 28- -36, re'spec'tivelyjand extending around the wing l4, being in contact with the ends thereof; A third rubber band may blocated on the steps 2432 or the rubber band it may be moved forwardly to occupy the steps 24-4 2, if desired} "it is to be understood, of course, that resilient material other than rubber may be employed for the bands l5 and E8. The stepped relation of the rubber bands insures full air contact thereof.

The bridle 20 may be of strong string and is formed with a juncture 4! disposed substantially above the step 26 in order to insure proper flight of the plane it when being whirled about the head or arm. The bridle 28 includes short and long fork elements 46 and 41, respectively, a main string length 48, and a finger ring 49. The short leg 46 is attached to the aperture 38, and the long leg 4! is attached to the aperture 40.

In Figs. 5-8 is shown a toy plane 50, a modification of the toy plane 15, which broadly includes a fuselage 52, a single wing 54 disposed beneath the fuselage 52, forwardly and rearwardly disposed rubber bands 55 and 58, respectively, upper and lower rubber band supports 65 and 52, respectively, wing tip rubber band supports 54, and a bridle 55 which is secured to the top edge of the fuselage 52 by front and rear eyelets 68 and 18, respectively, threadedly anchored in the fuselage 52.

The fuselage 52 and the wing 54 are shown formed of wood, but may be formed of plastic, or other material, and may be of the configuration shown in the drawing, although the specific outlines for the fuselage 52 and the wing 54 are not material. The wing 54 is secured to the bottom edge of the fuselage 52 by tacks II, or the like.

Each of the upper and lower rubber band supports 68 and 62 includes step portions 72 and 14 which receive the rubber bands 55 and 58, respectively, thereby locating the rearwardly disposed rubber band 58 out of the four planes of the forwardly disposed rubber band 56, as is clear from Fig. 7, so that both rubber bands 56 and 58 may receive full impact of the air as the plane 50 is whirled. As shown, the supports 60 and 62 are frictionally anchored in the fuselage 52, the lower support 62 extending through the wing 54 as well. The supports 69 and 52 may be threadedly anchored in the fuselage 52 if desired.

The wing tip rubber band supports 64 may rubber bands 56 and 58 out of contact with the I wing 54 to insure free vibration of the bands 56 and 58.

The bridle 68 may be of strong string and is formed with the juncture 16 disposed substantially above the main stem of the rubber band support 50 in order to insure proper flight of the plane 50 when being whirled about the head or arm. The bridle 55 includes short and long fork elements 18 and 85, respectively, a main string length 82, and a finger ring 84.

With the toy fully assembled, as shown in Fig. 6, the ring 84 may be grasped by a finger and the plane whirled about the head or around the arm at a rapid rate, or the ring 84 may be retained by a finger on one hand and the cord fed through the other hand as the plane is whirled thereby. The rubber bands 56 and 58 will vibrate due to striking the air and will give forth a droning sound simulating very closely the sound of a plane in flight. Since the rubber bands 56 and 58 are spaced from the wing 54 and are out of contact therewith, the wing 54 acts as a sounding board therefor.

The step relation of the rubber bands in the toy planes [0 and 55 to insure air contact therewith is a feature of the present invention. Another feature is the disposition of the rubber bands 55 and 58 in the toy wooden plane 50 out of contact with the wing 54 to eliminate the damping effect of the wooden wing 54 and to insure its maximum sounding-board effect, this feature being of less significance in plastic planes.

It is apparent that there has been provided a toy plane which fulfills all the objects and advantages sought therefor.

It is to be understood that the foregoing description and the accompanying drawings have been given by Way of illustration and example. Furthermore, those modifications which are apparent to those skilled in the art, including changes in configuration, rearrangement of parts, and the substitution of equivalent elements, are contemplated as within the scope of the present invention, the invention being limited only by the claims which follow.

What is claimed is:

1. In combination, a toy airplane comprising a fuselage and one wing, taut elastic members laterally encircling the fuselage and the wing, upwardly and downwardly extending supports for said elastic members connected to the fuselage, said supports including step portions spaced different distances from the wing, said elastic members being disposed on said supports for intermediate support, so that each elastic member strikes the air when the airplane is whirled, and

means by which the airplane may be whirled.

2. In combination, a toy airplane comprising a fuselage with wing elements, supporting members extending from the fuselage and wing ele-= ments, and elastic members mounted on said supports and extending laterally from the fuselage around the wing elements and the fuselage and spaced therefrom, said elastic members being in different planes so that the forward edges may individually strike the air when the airplane is Whirled.

3. In combination, a toy airplane comprising a fuselage with wing elements extending laterally therefrom, supporting members extending upwardly and downwardly from the fuselage, a bracket at each wing tip disposed outwardly therefrom and parallel thereto, and elastic members extending laterally from the fuselage around said wing elements and mounted on said supports and brackets out of contact with said wing elements.

4. In combination, a toy airplane comprising a fuselage with wing elements extending laterally therefrom, supporting members extending upwardly and downwardly from the fuselage and formed integral therewith, a bracket at each wing tip disposed outwardly therefrom and parallel thereto, and elastic members extending laterally from the fuselage around said wing elements and mounted on said supports and brackets out of contact with said Wing elements.

5. In combination, a toy airplane comprising a fuselage with wing elements extending laterally therefrom, supporting members extending upwardly and downwardly from the fuselage, and elastic members extending laterally from the fuselage around said wing elements and mounted on said supports for intermediate support, said supports including step portions spaced different distances from the wing so that each elastic member may strike the air when the airplane is whirled.

6. In combination, a toy airplane comprising a fuselage with, wing elements. extending laterally therefrom, supporting members extending upwardly and downwardly from the fuselage, a bracket at each wing tip disposed outwardly therefrom and parallel thereto, and elastic members extending laterally from the fuselage around said wing elements and mounted on said supports and brackets out of contact with said wing elements, said supports including step portions spaced different distances from the wing so that each elastic member may strike the air when the airplane is whirled.

7. In combination, a toy airplane comprising a fuselage with wing elements extending laterally therefrom, supporting members extending upwardly and downwardly from the fuselage and formed integral therewith, and elastic members extending laterally from the fuselage around said wing elements and mounted on said supports for intermediate support, said supports including step portions spaced different distances from the wing so that each elastic member may strike the air when the airplane is whirled.

8. In combination, a toy airplane comprising a fuselage with wing elements extending laterally therefrom, supporting members extending upwardly and downwardly from the fuselage and formed integral therewith, a bracket at each wing tip disposed outwardly therefrom and parallel thereto, and elastic members extending lat erally from the fuselage around said wing elements and mounted on said supports and brackets out of contact with said wing elements, said supports including step portions spaced different distances from the wing so that each elastic member may strike the air when the airplane is whirled.

SAMUEL E. CARNEY.

CHARLES H. MIRIANI.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 596,643 Weingard Jan. 4, 1898 2,222,677 Main Nov. 26, 1940 

